17 Seals Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PJ
About 17 Seals Road
17 Seals Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on lpg.
It hasn't traded since January 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 sits 164.4% above the 2002 sale of £204,650. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 28.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Seals Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single-storey rear extension measuring 4.1 metres in length from the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse 2.60 metres in height to the eaves and 3.90 metres maximum ridge height
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00145/PNH
- Jun 2017AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension to provide annex accommodation
- Agent
- SDAD
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00564/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Seals Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Seals Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£541,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£204,650
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 January 2002Most recent
£204,650
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7PJ: £152,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in DE12 7PJ
9 Seals Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PJ
Sold Apr 2024
£220,00021 Seals Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PJ
Sold Jul 2023
£495,0002 Seals Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PJ
Sold Dec 2019
£152,5004 Seals Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PJ
Sold May 2019
£150,00012 Seals Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PJ
Sold Feb 2017
£150,000
Everything we know about 17 Seals Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Seals Road homes
EPC Rating for 17 Seals Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,023
Street avg £1,735
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
New Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Donisthorpe Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB